Update: Pilot killed in plane crash near Truckee

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TRUCKEE — The pilot of a small plane that crashed Thursday afternoon in a remote area of the Tahoe National Forest is dead, an official said Friday.

The identity of the pilot, who was the only person aboard the twin-engine Cessna 421 at the time of the crash, had not been released as of Friday afternoon, said Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Allen Kenitzer.

The crash was first reported at 1:35 p.m. Thursday, east of Stampede and Boca Springs reservoirs, roughly 15 miles northeast of Truckee, said Ann Westling, public affairs officer with Tahoe National Forest.